laisser tomber quelqu’un

let someone down

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phrase Uncommon #18,824
let someone down Can also mean to abandon someone. Without an expressed person, laisser tomber can mean “give up.”
FR: L’expression « laisser tomber quelqu’un » peut vouloir dire l’abandonner.
EN: The expression “to let someone down” can mean to abandon them.